Text Book of Breeding and Hatchery Management of Carps

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. 2. Biology of carps. 3. Brood husbandry management. 4. Breeding of carps. 5. Hatchery management. 6. Breeding of Chinese and common carp. 7. Cryopreservation of male gametes and embryonic cells of fish. 8. Conclusion. References. Keyword index.

From the Preface: "Induced breeding and polyculture of carps are well-known technologies being extensively adopted on a large scale in almost all parts of the country. The thrust in aquaculture has led to more demand for quality stocking material. Ever increasing demand of quality seed cannot be met by collection of seed from natural resources i.e., rivers, canals, etc. Many aquaculturists and agencies those were earlier dependant on natural fish seed collection have switched over to artificial fish seed production in recent years.

Since the establishment of Pond Culture Division of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute at Cuttack in 1949 and presently the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, it has made epoch making contributions to R and D in aquaculture in the country. Two major technologies such as induced breeding and composite culture of carps laid the foundations of Indian aquaculture. CIFA has developed technologies to produce seed for a prolonged duration, covering pre and post-monsoon months by multiple spawning of carps. This would provide full-time employment to the farmers engaged in multiple breeding and thereafter for multiple cropping of table-size carps." (jacket)